Shoe



F. PARLANTE SHOE Filed July l2, 1927 INVENTOR FRANK PARLA/vra ATTORNEY ,Patented Apr., llt?, w29..

nutren stares FRANK PARLANTE, OF NEW YORK, N'. Y.

SEDE.

Application filed July 12,

rlhis invention relates to shoes, and more particularly to shoes of the turn type.

'l`he primary object of the invent-ion is to provide an improved construct-ion of shoe at the shank portion thereof, which includes a shouldered sole shank extending longitudinallv and through which a single seam 1s formed connecting both sides of the upper to the sole shank thus producinga shoe which will snugly embrace the arch of the human foot.

A further object is to provide a shoe construction of this character which will be stronger in its wearing qualities than the ordinary shoe of the type, and which .will be snug and close tting at the arch portion.

Hcretofore in the manufacture of certain shoes continuous channels have been provided around the edges of the sole through which the edges of the upper are sewed thereby neccssitatingT a double seam at the shank portion of the sole. With a shoe thus constructed the shank portion of the upper will sae and consequently is ill-fitting.

l"With 'these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

lin the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a view mainly in plan but partly in section, showing the construction of the shoe with the parts reversed;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the shoe turned right side out;

Figure 3' is a fragmentary view in section on the line 3 3 of Figure l;

Figure 4 is a View in section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

l represents the sole of my improved shoe and Q the upper; This upper may he made in any desired number of sections of any suita- -hle material and ornamented and designed in am7 wav desired.

The sole 1 has an extremely narrow shank .3. and both ends of the sole throughout the edges of the sole are made with channels 4, while the shank itself is formed with longitudinal shoulder 7 for the entire length thereof at opposite sides. The channels 4, if merge into the ends of the shank as illustrated in Fig. l.

The upper 2 is secured to the sole by stitching known in the trade as seams 5. rlhese seams secure the upper through the channels 'a strong, durable,

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4 throughout the edges of the sole at both ends thereof. At -the shank portion of the upper its edges are extended against the shoulder 7 and secured thereto by a single seam or line of stitching 6' passing through the shank It will thus be noted that the shank portion of the shoe has a single longitudinal seam 6, which takes the place of the double seam heretofore in general use and provides I neat and etlicient securing drawsA the upper close together at the shank of the shoe, and the upper provides a neat, attractive shank portion of the shoe which is extremely comfortable tothe wearer and gives a most attractive appearance to theshoe.

It is of course to beunderstood that, after the .upper is attached to the sole by the seams. it is reversed so that the seams are hidden and the shoe` may `be finished in any way desired, bothv inside and out, in accordance with the desire of the trade.

I therefore believe that by reason of the construction of the shank portion above described with a single seam I am enabled t0 provide not only a better appearing shoe and a more comfortable one but I am enabled to make a strenger and better fitting' shoe than is possible with constructions heretofore known, and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the specific details of construction nor to the relative proportions of the parts indicated as it is of course apparent that the stitches and other details are descriptive, but consider myself at liberty to make suchA changes and alterations as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A turn lshoe comprising a sole having channels throughout the edges of the 'front and rear portions thereof leaving a narrow unchannelled sha-nk, a shoulder extending completely around the sole, an upper, seams connecting the shoulders at the ends of said sole to the upper, and a single seam connecting the shoulders of said narrow shank to the opposite: sides of said upper at the shank portion whereby the upper of the shoe is drawn in at the shank portion and securely fas tened. i

` Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York, this 11th day of July A. D. 1927.

FRANK PARLANTE.

means which 3 from onefshoulder to the other. 

